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Source: Adapted from the transparency International Corruption Perception Index 2002, Ranging from 10
(highly clean) and 1 (highly corrupt), www.transparency.or
Source: OECD
IBUS 618, Dr. Yang 17
The Role of HR in Operationalizing
Corporate Ethics Programs
HR has a special role to play in the formulation,
communication, monitoring, and enforcing an enterprise’s
ethics program.
The US-based business ethics literature generally presents
the view that the HR function along with finance and law is
the appropriate locus of responsibility for an enterprise’s
ethics program.
The 2003 SHRM/ERC survey found that 71% of HR
professionals are involved in formulating ethics policies for their
enterprises
69% are a primary resource for their enterprise’s ethics initiative.
However, the SHRM respondents did not regard ethics as the
sole responsibility of HR.
(cont.)